Not quite the same point. I'm saying why pay more for something with less functionality? You probably have all that other stuff to make life easier.
How the hell does a cell phone have less functionality? You keep saying that a hpuse phone, or land line, whatever, performs better, but you won't say how. In my house, I can call anyone and the call comes through just fine. Then I can take that call pretty much anywhere except the middle of nowhere without losing it, unlike a house phone. Tell me how a cellphone is not objectively better than a house phone when it comes to calls, because I just do not see it.
And then it has a decent camera, and my GPS always works wonders. And my family only pays a little over 100 for 3 phones. I'm thinking about just going to straight talk and getting unlimited call l, text, and data for just 55 a month.
Also, who want to buy and carry around a camera, a GPS, and their 3DS everywhere all the time, when you can get a decent camera, a very good GPS and a decent game device all in your pocket, than can also call people just about no matter where you are, espicially when you can get all of that easily for under $100 start fee and under $50 monthly charge.
It's just kind of ignorant to not have a smartphone by choice. You're just putting a handicap on yourself for no reason. They're so easily available, just about anyone in a first world country should be able to get one
And again with the horse analogy, since you didn't get it I guess, people used to just ride horse drawn buggies everywhere. Then the car was invented. Now no one rides horse drawn buggies except for fun. You could still get around in one, but you wouldn't because a car is much more convenient. Just like a cell phone compared to a house phone. Why would you want a house phone when a cell phone does everything better? Why would you want a horse drawn buggy when a car does everything better?
You're mixing up multiple arguments. A call is a call so it's a draw between landlines and cells. The functionality part was about all the side features and how any device trying to do everything will do nothing well. And when you consider you're paying monthly, the phone will be way more expensive in the long run.
I don't carry them every day so why would anyone else? When I do need them they're easily packed into a bag. In terms of library it's hardly worth calling a phone a game system. In fact I wouldn't. I'd gladly rather been seen in public with a 3DS or Vita over something embarrassing on a phone. You keep making these claims on price that aren't true.
No I do get it. When horses were the only choice then yeah it's different. Having new options doesn't mean the previous ones are gone because maybe some people don't want the mess and cost of a car (gas, insurance, repairs). I still haven't seen a valid reason why a cell is better than a landline. You keep saying so to rationalize your purchase but I think we both know that's not the case.